Understanding the cause of their worries, Andy smiled helplessly.
These guys are really something; why are they so set on learning racing techniques?
Just then, Dr. Ethan suddenly thought of something. He took out his phone and opened a promotional poster.
"Oh, right. There's a racing competition in New York soon, with a prize of over a million. Maybe they're going for that prize."
On the promotional poster on the phone, a dramatically exaggerated string of numbers was highlighted in gold.
That was the competition's prize money, a million dollars displayed in an exaggerated fashion on the poster.
It made people's blood boil just looking at it, eager to compete for that million-dollar prize.
Now that he knew the reason, Andy clapped his hands to get Jessica and the others' attention.
With a smile, he said, "I'll cover the car's damages for you, but remember, you have to pay it back after the competition."
Hearing that Andy would cover the costs for them, the three instantly became happy.
Their current car was worth at most a few tens of thousands of dollars, so even with double compensation, it wouldn't exceed a hundred thousand.
Once they won the million-dollar prize, that small amount of money could easily be repaid to Andy.
The three nodded repeatedly; of course, they would agree to such a good deal.
But they hadn't considered that if they didn't win the prize money, all three of them would be saddled with a significant debt.
Andy didn't bother to remind them, as he didn't have much hope for them anyway.
With the salaries of the three of them, this money could be paid off in half a year at most.
Shang-Chi, whose mood had greatly improved, even drove the bus much faster.
Not long after, the bus stopped in front of the Hunter's Tavern.
After getting off the bus, Eddie and Dr. Dora stared blankly at the Hunter's Tavern.
The situation here was different from what they had seen and heard on their way. It was exactly like outside Hell's Kitchen.
It seemed like a pure land in hell, where anyone with hostility would become calm and peaceful.
Moreover, Hunter's Bar's decor was very much like a medieval church, no wonder it was called the Hunter's Tavern.
The two, having come back to their senses, carried their belongings and followed the others into Hunter's Bar.
Inside Hunter's Bar, guests were talking loudly, making it especially lively.
"Follow me; let's go see your rooms first."
Jessica glared at the loudly bickering guests, then turned to Eddie and Dr. Dora.
She led the two towards the stairs, passing two guests who had stood up and were arguing.
She reached out and pressed them down, making them sit.
"If you want to argue, go outside."
Under Jessica's admonition, the two guests smiled sheepishly and stopped arguing.
Seeing the two guests calm down, Jessica turned and continued to lead the way.
As she walked, she said, "Hunter's Bar's work is very simple: it's to keep these noisy guys quiet.
As for drink service, others will help with that, so most of the time you just need to maintain order here."
After speaking, she looked at Dr. Dora, "Dora, you are Ethan's assistant and will be doing research with Ethan, so you don't have to do these tasks."
Hearing this, Eddie pointed at himself in surprise.
"So, all this is for me?"
Seeing Jessica nod as if it were obvious, Eddie looked devastated.
"Come on! I'm a reporter, and you want me to be a waiter?"
Hearing Eddie's disapproval of the waiter profession, Jessica frowned and said,
"What's wrong with being a waiter? I'm a waiter too. Besides, our job isn't just managing these guests; there are other tasks."
Other tasks? Eddie curled his lips in disdain after hearing that.
Isn't this just a Tavern?
What kind of tasks could there be? Delivering drinks, perhaps?
Seeing Eddie's reaction, Jessica realized that Eddie must not know why this place was called the Hunter's Tavern.
Looking at the clueless Eddie with sympathy, Jessica felt that this guy would definitely be scared by those unfortunate Vampires.
After all, under the hands of those Vampire hunters, not a single Vampire could maintain a complete appearance.
Among the Vampires she had seen so far, only Linda and Dracula still maintained good looks.
And Dracula, that old bat, didn't maintain it for long before Andy shot him full of holes.
Seeing Jessica's sympathetic gaze, Eddie was at a loss for words for a moment.
He felt there must be something wrong here; it was a reporter's intuition.
The two followed Jessica to their respective rooms. The rooms were not large, but they were sufficient as bedrooms.
They put their belongings in their rooms and then came out. Andy and the others were still waiting for them downstairs.
"The room is pretty good. How much is the rent?"
After coming out of the room, Eddie habitually asked Jessica.
Jessica gave him a dismissive look and said, "Hunter's Bar's work includes room and board, so you don't need to pay for your food and lodging. Of course, that's only within Hunter's Bar itself."
Hearing this, Eddie was very surprised.
It was a job with room and board included, which he hadn't expected.
Because in his work experience, he had never had a job that included room and board.
He nodded to indicate he understood, then walked downstairs with Dr. Dora to join Andy and the others.
At Hunter's Bar's bar, Andy and the others were recounting their experiences of the past few days to Dr. Ethan.
The various things that happened during that time made Dr. Ethan laugh out loud.
Especially upon hearing that the woman Riot had parasitized actually gnawed on a live eel.
This made Dr. Ethan find it interesting. He had seen the research report sent by Norman.
The reason a Symbiote eats live fish is that it also needs to replenish energy.
And biting the fish's head to a pulp with the first bite is also because the brains of Earth creatures contain phenylethylamine, which is essential for Symbiotes.
However, this phenylethylamine has substitutes, and chocolate is the best one.
It's not only affordable but also allows for large-scale replenishment at any time.
So Dr. Ethan felt that when Riot parasitized, it must not have seriously understood the situation on Earth.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have so blatantly robbed that boss of his eels, and in the end, it wouldn't have been discovered and caught on the spot by Andy.
As they were chatting excitedly, Eddie and Dr. Dora rejoined them.
"Looks like we need to start working. Chat time is over."
Seeing that the two had already put away their belongings, Andy reminded Dr. Ethan.
They had to go to the underground laboratory to show Dr. Ethan different Symbiotes and to introduce them to him.
The group followed Ethan into the laboratory. Hunter's Bar's guests were already used to such things.
Even if it wasn't Andy and his group, many people entered the underground laboratory every day.
After all, many Vampires were sent directly to the laboratory, awaiting Dr. Ethan's research.
Closing the laboratory door, Ethan looked at Eddie and Dora, "Let me see them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Venom and Whip emerged from the backs of the two, poking out their heads.
"Hello, Dr. Ethan." * 2
On the way back to Hunter's Bar, Venom and Whip already knew the scientist's name and greeted Ethan in raspy voices.
"Hello, Venom and Whip."
Looking at Venom with his sharp teeth, Ethan responded with a smile.
"Could you let me see your full transformations?"
He had only seen Green Goblin's transformation, so he was still curious about other Symbiotes.
The two Symbiotes nodded, and after getting permission from Eddie and Dr. Dora, they suddenly transformed into two Symbiote warriors.
Transformed Venom and Whip were completely different from Green Goblin. Venom appeared stronger, while Whip, parasitizing Dr. Dora, had a slender body.
Picking up a metal short stick from the table, he poked the arms of the two Symbiotes a few times.
Dr. Ethan felt a skin-like elasticity, a sensation identical to Green Goblin.
"Very good, thank you for your cooperation."
After examining the biological properties of the other Symbiotes, Dr. Ethan thanked them.
The two Symbiotes nodded, then all ended their transformations and returned to their respective hosts' bodies.
After the two Symbiotes disappeared, Stark said, "Don't you want to see Andy's? But Gluttony is really too strong, and he even treats Symbiotes as food."
Hearing this, Dr. Ethan turned to look at Andy.
A Symbiote that treats Symbiotes as food? This was truly astonishing.
Understanding Dr. Ethan's request, Andy summoned Gluttony.
"Time to eat?"
This was Gluttony's first sentence after appearing, but after looking at the situation around him, he realized things weren't as he thought.
"You're not even hungry, why are you always thinking about eating?"
Andy scolded him. Ever since Gluttony learned to speak, he always asked Andy when it was time to eat.
This gave Andy a headache, because Gluttony wasn't thinking of eating out of hunger, but rather, he would think of eating whenever he was idle.
After being scolded by Andy, Gluttony stopped talking.
Instead, he curled into a ball, motionless in Andy's hand.
"Ethan, this is Gluttony, a somewhat gluttonous little fellow."
Looking at the black and red Gluttony in Andy's hand, Dr. Ethan cautiously poked him with the metal short stick.
But that poke greatly startled Dr. Ethan, because the metal short stick was corroded a layer the moment it touched Gluttony.
The originally clear metal short stick now had one end that was hazy, with countless tiny corroded spots on it.
"Gluttony, I told you not to devour other things. I'll let you eat when we get back."
Gluttony had done it on purpose just now; he intentionally corroded the metal short stick in Dr. Ethan's hand.
Since Andy wouldn't let him eat, he couldn't possibly give up something that offered itself up.
Upon hearing Andy's command, Gluttony happily wiggled his body.
Dr. Ethan poked it again with the metal short stick, and this time, everything was normal.
However, Gluttony's corrosive ability shocked him. This metal short stick was made of titanium alloy.
Normally, very few things could corrode it, but Gluttony could corrode the stick in an instant upon contact.
"His abilities are a bit too strong, aren't they?"
Uttering a sigh, Dr. Ethan stopped observing.
Aside from Gluttony, the other Symbiotes showed almost no significant differences.
As long as Eddie and Dr. Dora were present, he could conduct research at any time, so he wasn't particularly anxious at the moment.
Just then, there was a knock on the laboratory door.
Whistler, who had just finished handling a Vampire bounty, entered.
"Ethan, they sent another one. Should it still be put in that place?"
The number of Vampires had drastically decreased these days, with only a few in the past few days.
It seemed that all the Vampires in New York had disappeared, and even his adopted son, Blade, always went to other states to find and capture Vampires.
"Emmm, bring it here. It's a good opportunity for the two newcomers to see our Tavern's other services."
Ethan thought for a moment and decided to have Whistler bring the Vampire over.
After all, they needed to be familiar with Hunter's Bar's services. If they didn't know about Hunter's Bar's other services,
It wouldn't be good if they were scared upon seeing someone bring in a Vampire and transformed into Symbiotes, causing a massacre in Hunter's Bar.
Hearing there were other services, Eddie recalled Jessica's words.
Could there really be some different tasks?
After a while, Whistler entered the laboratory, followed by Luke.
In Luke's hand was a Vampire, covered in blood from a beating. Judging by his appearance, he must have endured a severe thrashing.
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